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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

It seems like forever ago that school ended and summer began! I spend my summers as the technical coordinator of our little private school somost of my summer is at school playing around with computers and projectors and iPads, but it's finally time to start thinking about students again!

Not much has changed in my room this year, but a few GREAT upgrades!

My instrument wall! New shelves for my class set of handchimes, new xylos, new mallet storage and more! Check out that new digital piano too!! witwoo!

Front of the room

I put my drums on the wall last year! It worked out so well!

Another view of the front of the room. Notice my beautiful rug and SitSpots! I love being able to tell students to put their toes on the green circle, or sit in the purple and blue... My SitSpots I use for line up dots! So simple and no arguments or running to get in line or touching other people or MY things! Best $50 I ever spent on classroom management!

New vinyl decor I designed myself! I got a Cricut cutter last year and have been using it well! You can get the cut files here.

My new movement banner!! I saw this pinned on Pinterest from another music teacher and had to make one for myself! I am constantly asking my students to move interestingly, but now they have some words to help them brainstorm what interesting means to them in the moment! Can't wait to dive into my movement activities!

LOVE my xylophone shelves! Nothing new this year, but just another shout out to Jena Hudson from Sew Much Music for her fabulous orff instrument labels! I print one large for the instrument and one small for the shelf so students know how and where to put the instruments away. Get them here! I added pictures of mallets too so students always get the right ones! This small step saves me so much transition time!

You might remember my instrument shelves that were BIG and not much to look at... My friend Cherie Herring from Just A Little More shared a DIY post of how she turned her shelves into bulletin boards! So now I covered my ugly shelves, and have some extra wall space!

New shelves!! Our enrollment is going up up up so our storage space is going down down down! I have to store all our musical props and costumes in my room now so a dad built me a shelf over my chairs and stands. Thanks!

HOLY SMOKES! This is my favorite addition to my room. Again, Jena Hudson from Sew Much Music designed this sign!! I found outdoor vinyl (supposedly it will last for 5 years in the elements) and used my Cricut cutter once again! LOVE IT!!!

More Cricut, more Jena Hudson! Totally her idea for the blown up clip art! The bulletin board reads: Planting the seeds of music for a lifetime of growth. You can get the cut files here.

I'm super excited about my new classroom management approach for upper elementary. If a student gets removed, they need to scan the QR code and explain themselves. It links to a Google Form with questions about what's happening in class and why there were asked to sit out. I also reserve the right to email their form to their parents!